The following news report was posted in Persian on Peyke Iran and Pezchvake Iran online sites: According to reports received at our office, a cultural activist in Arak by the name of Kamran Jamshidi, the…
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Expelled from School: The Case of Sina Haghighi
Editor’s Note: Sina Haghighi was a third year student in Kashan’s secondary school – the equivalent of the ninth grade in the West. The principle of the school summoned Sina on Tuesday, 2 December 2008,…
The Trial of Suhrab Habibi
Editor’s Note: On 14 June 1981, seven members of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Hamadan – the body responsible for Baha’i activities in that locality – were executed by firing squad. These…
Detention of Two Baha’is: Fear for Their Safety
Editor’s Note: The following urgent appeal was posted on Wednesday, 24 December 2008, by Iranian Minorities Human Right Organization (IMHRO). To the best of our knowledge at Iran Press Watch, the Baha’i institutions have not…